original description True, F. W. (1913) Description of Mesoplodon mirum, a beaked whale recently discovered on the coast of North Carolina. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 45:651--6 57, pl. 52--57. [details]

Distribution Temperate waters of both sides of the North Atlantic, and temperate waters of the Southern Hemisphere (known from South Africa and Australia). [details]

Holotype Skull, partial postcranial skeleton, and cast of body and head, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC, no. 17509, collected July 26, 1912 by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries. [details]